Summary

This is a security device that goes on the back of a Star Trek "monster maroon" costume.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>Ender 3</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>0.12mm</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>40%</p></div></p>                                                    <strong>Filament:</strong> Hatchbox PLA                Black                    <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>Print this with the flat side down. The perfectly flat side is the bottom. I still can't figure out how to get Fusion 360 to export these things so they're not rotated weird. Drop me a comment if you know.</p><p>I didn't try this with a metallic filament, but that might be interesting. If you paint it, it doesn't matter what color filament.</p></div>

Post-Printing

Paint

            <div><p>I didn't sand this at all. The detail on it pretty much masks any filament issues so just slap a couple of decent coats of paint on here and you're good. I used a Rust-Oleum brushed nickel color that had some good metallic hints to it but wasn't reflective.</p></div>                <p class="detail-title"><strong>Glue a pin to the back</strong></p>            <div><p>I bought "butterfly clutch blank pins" - these are the same things you see on lots of pins, where you pinch the pin back to release it. You can get these "headless" where it's just a pin and the back. Super glue one pin to the back of this and you're set.</p></div>

How I Designed This

Research

            <div><p>There are a lot of photos of the screen-used security devices (it turns out one was a kitbashed tank wheel, which explains a lot of the look). I based mine on that and a commercial one that's available. It's about halfway between the two. I kind of guessed on the size based on the size of the fabric strip it attaches to.</p></div>

Star Trek Monster Maroon Security Device